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Old 11-30-2008 | 06:32 PM
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Topic // December // Winter Driving

December will be the 48th NAM Monthly Photo Contest.

The winner of the December Photo Contest will be featured in the next issue of NAM Alliance Magazine

Follow this link for the: Rules and Submission Instructions The deadline for entry is noon pacific on the 25th of this month.

The photo contest is held to encourage people to take new photos with the topic in mind. As a result, please do not submit any photos taken before the contest topic was announced (see contest rules regarding EXIF data). Photos posted to this thread do not count. You must upload photos to the monthly photo contest gallery in order to be entered.

December Photo Topic :: Winter Driving

Interpret that how you will, keeping in mind that the photos must be MINI related and that only one photo per member per month may be submitted.
 
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Old 11-30-2008 | 06:40 PM
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We don't have winter here.
 
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Old 11-30-2008 | 06:50 PM
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Don't have winter here either ...other than really cold rain and mud.

We might get "winter" in late February or March, maybe...not every year though.

.....could you maybe come up with a more national (or international) topic?
 
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Old 11-30-2008 | 08:51 PM
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Hey hey...we have four inches on the ground already! Oh wait...my Mini is in storage for the winter....

I am afraid last month was the last for a few months : (
 
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Old 11-30-2008 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Btwyx
We don't have winter here.
Regardless of what y'all think, we DO have winter here in SoCal.
It may not be what you's guys are accustomed to, but we share the same seasons as the rest of North America.
 
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Old 11-30-2008 | 09:39 PM
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Winter does not have to have snow..think outside the box.

There are many possibilities..
 
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Old 12-01-2008 | 04:05 AM
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Hmmm... it's summer here in Australia. I'll have to get very imaginative! That's OK - nothing like a challenge!
 
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Old 12-01-2008 | 08:01 AM
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I need some clarification, the theme is Winter Driving.
This is Driving:


This is Parking (though you can't tell ):


It's like you drive on a parkway but park on a driveway sort of thing.
 
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Old 12-01-2008 | 11:02 AM
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Technicallly, none of us have Winter now; it doesn't start until 12/21.
 
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Old 12-01-2008 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jsharra
Technicallly, none of us have Winter now; it doesn't start until 12/21.
I was waiting for someone to say that..
 
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Old 12-03-2008 | 11:28 AM
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And, now, would anyone like to expound on the differences between winter driving and winter motoring?
 
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Old 12-04-2008 | 08:42 AM
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It doesn't matter what the calendar says...........it's winter in Wyoming!!
 
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Old 12-07-2008 | 12:53 AM
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OK my entry is in. Anyone else submitted an entry yet?
If I can do it, anybody can!!
 
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Old 12-07-2008 | 10:25 AM
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I sent one in.
 
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Old 12-12-2008 | 03:34 PM
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I sent one in too... and I have winter now. They're predicting 11 inches of snow overnight.
 
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Old 12-12-2008 | 03:55 PM
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11 inches is serious snow! I was wondering where you were, then I saw "Washington State" and it figures - don't you either get 11 inches of snow or 11 inches of rain each night?!
I remember driving through he Cascade Mountains one March with the walls of snow each side of the road higher than the car. I was impressed...
 
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Old 12-12-2008 | 05:33 PM
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I'm on the other side, away from the Cascades. I believe that we are technically still in the rockies...

Should also add that we're at a higher elevation than in Seattle and we get colder temperatures. It's supposed to get down to six below and stay there for a couple of weeks as of tonight.

Thank God my MINI has heated seats!
 

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Old 12-16-2008 | 12:04 PM
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Can you believe, they predict a high of 75 this coming Thursday!!!
and a small portion of our state had a bit of snow last week.
Ya never know what you'll get around here~
 
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Old 12-16-2008 | 07:28 PM
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2009 Mini Cooper Clubman S on highway 35 in the Santa Cruz Mountains

 
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Old 12-17-2008 | 03:56 AM
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Hi Buzzcut1 - I happened across your photo on another forum here that directed you to this one. To enter the photo in the monthly competition, you need to upload it to a special gallery - see the "Rules and Submission Instructions" in the first post in this thread.
Nice pic and nice scenery BTW!
 

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Old 12-17-2008 | 06:42 AM
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That's what I get for saying we don't have winter here.

All this weather makes me a bit nervous as we have summer only tires on the MINIs. They're not supposed to work to well in freezing temps or snow.
 
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Old 12-17-2008 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Btwyx
That's what I get for saying we don't have winter here.

All this weather makes me a bit nervous as we have summer only tires on the MINIs. They're not supposed to work to well in freezing temps or snow.
uggggg... Here in northern MN we are already up to about two feet +.

COME ON APRIL!!!!
 
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Old 12-18-2008 | 06:51 PM
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The weather gods must have known this month's theme. We got enough snow to shut our airport down. It's the most snow we have had in nearly 30 years!
 
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Old 12-18-2008 | 11:20 PM
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I tried for a sunny shot, I was hoping for more surf than this one. I've thought of a better shot since then, so I'm not going to be using this (it was taken on the 5th).

 
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Old 12-19-2008 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by pw4
Hi Buzzcut1 - I happened across your photo on another forum here that directed you to this one. To enter the photo in the monthly competition, you need to upload it to a special gallery - see the "Rules and Submission Instructions" in the first post in this thread.
Nice pic and nice scenery BTW!
that was done that same day I just added the photo here for kicks
 


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